Realme 13 Plus 5G vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 13 Plus 5G Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy, vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 13 Plus 5G
  • Lighter design: 185g vs 219g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 13 Plus 5G and Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1312x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 2000 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1221 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.7 mm (6.37 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 74.7 mm (2.94 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.77 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gold
- Green
- Purple
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 13 Plus 5G
88.9 %
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Realme 13 Plus 5G and Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 13 Plus 5G
1046
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 13 Plus 5G
2981
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10461967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29815361
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 13 Plus 5G
720065
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
CPU205438324719
GPU143657582299
Memory209102284443
UX161868254756
NanoReview Score7200651446217
3DMark Wild Life

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 24 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 Magic UI 9

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
23:15
Web Browsingn/a09:45 h
Video Playbackn/a13:29 h
Gamesn/a05:36 h
Standby Moden/a111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX878
Sensor size1/1.951/1.12
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/3.0
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor sizen/a1/2.51
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B (50Mp)
Sensor sizen/a1/2.5
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
Video quality
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
Overall camera score
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
152
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a74
Zoomn/a156

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4096x3072 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 n/a
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
116
Video quality
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
136

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B40/B41)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
86 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced August, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 250 1200
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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